diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake
index 082290c710..f014ee7f5b 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake
@@ -1111,6 +1111,8 @@ macro(__ocv_parse_test_sources tests_type)
   unset(__currentvar)
 endmacro()
 
+ocv_check_environment_variables(OPENCV_TEST_EXTRA_CXX_FLAGS_Release)
+
 # this is a command for adding OpenCV performance tests to the module
 # ocv_add_perf_tests(<extra_dependencies>)
 function(ocv_add_perf_tests)
@@ -1257,6 +1259,10 @@ function(ocv_add_accuracy_tests)
         _ocv_add_precompiled_headers(${the_target})
       endif()
 
+      if(OPENCV_TEST_EXTRA_CXX_FLAGS_Release)
+        target_compile_options(${the_target} PRIVATE "$<$<CONFIG:Release>:${OPENCV_TEST_EXTRA_CXX_FLAGS_Release}>")
+      endif()
+
       ocv_add_test_from_target("${the_target}" "Accuracy" "${the_target}")
     else(OCV_DEPENDENCIES_FOUND)
       # TODO: warn about unsatisfied dependencies